EP0645148A1 - Dispositif de conditionnement d'air photo-électrique - Google Patents

Dispositif de conditionnement d'air photo-électrique Download PDF

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EP0645148A1
EP0645148A1 EP94306944A EP94306944A EP0645148A1 EP 0645148 A1 EP0645148 A1 EP 0645148A1 EP 94306944 A EP94306944 A EP 94306944A EP 94306944 A EP94306944 A EP 94306944A EP 0645148 A1 EP0645148 A1 EP 0645148A1
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Robert Michael George Fielding
Keith Brown
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
    • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
    • A61L9/12—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
    • A61L9/122—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor comprising a fan
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F8/00—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
    • F24F8/50—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by odorisation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F5/00—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater
    • F24F5/0046—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater using natural energy, e.g. solar energy, energy from the ground
    • F24F2005/0064—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater using natural energy, e.g. solar energy, energy from the ground using solar energy

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  • the present invention relates to air conditioning devices, and in particular to air freshening devices powered by photoelectricity.
  • Air freshening devices are used in the home and workplace to eliminate unpleasant odours. It is desirable that such devices should be portable for ease of installation. However, if the device is to be effective some form of fan is needed which requires a power source. Battery power could be used but the batteries would require periodic replacement.
  • US-A-5,105,133 discloses a battery-powered automatic perfumer which can operate in a continuous mode, an intermittent mode in which operation is controlled by a timing circuit, or a light-activated mode in which the timing circuit is disabled until a photoelectric element detects a predetermined intensity of light.
  • GB-A-2 247 623 discloses an air freshening device comprising a housing having an air flow path therethrough, fan means to move air along the flow path, means to distribute an air freshening substance into the moving air, photoelectric power means to drive the fan means, and means to control the operation of the device.
  • the means to control the operation of the device comprises a standard timing circuit.
  • the term timing circuit is to be taken to mean a circuit incorporating a clock component. This requires a continuous power supply in the form of a rechargeable battery. The provision of such a battery is expensive, especially as the lifetime of rechargeable batteries is finite.
  • the present invention comprises an air freshening device comprising a housing having an air flow path therethrough, fan means to move air along the flow path, means to distribute an air freshening substance into the moving air, photoelectric power means to drive the fan means, and means to control the operation of the device, wherein the control means comprises capacitor means that is charged by the photoelectric power means and discharges to drive the fan means when the voltage across it reaches a predetermined upper value and recharges when the voltage reaches a predetermined lower value.
  • the capacitor means is connected to a plurality of transistor switches which allow the capacitor means to charge until the voltage across it reaches said predetermined upper value; the charge in the capacitor means is then discharged until the voltage reaches said predetermined lower value.
  • both of said predetermined values can be varied. This may be achieved by providing a variable resistance between the capacitor means and one or more of the transistor switches.
  • the device further comprises timing means which actuate operator warning means when the useful life of the means to distribute an air freshening substance has expired.
  • the timing means may comprise a timing circuit and the operator warning means an LED.
  • the timing means is powered by the photoelectric power means.
  • the device can operate from artificial light.
  • the light may be from fluorescent lights.
  • the minimum operable light level may be 70 Lux.
  • the air freshening device comprises a housing 10, a fan 20, a perfume cassette 30 and an electric circuit 40.
  • the device is mounted on a vertical wall 50.
  • the housing 10 has a perforated lid 11 and base 12.
  • the housing is hinged to allow access to the inside of the unit.
  • the back panel 13 of the housing and the side panels (not shown in Fig. 1) are solid. Means (not shown) are provided to fix the back panel to the wall 50.
  • the front panel 14 is a photoelectric panel comprising one or more photoelectric cells.
  • the fan 20 comprises a propeller 21 mounted on the shaft of a miniature electric motor 22.
  • the motor is supported by a bracket 23 fixed to the back panel 13 of the housing 10.
  • the perfume cassette 30 is a solid block of perfume material having vertical channels (not shown) through it.
  • the cassette is detachably mounted on the back panel 13 of the housing 10 by brackets 31.
  • the electric circuit 40 in Fig. 2 is connected to the photoelectric panel 14.
  • the circuit contains a high value capacitor 41 which is charged by the photoelectric panel 14.
  • the input to and output from the capacitor are governed by two transistor switches T1 and T2.
  • Back to back capacitors 42,43 improve the efficiency of the circuit. Typical values are 100 ⁇ F.
  • the photoelectric panel 14 is a multi elemental photoelectric cell which has an output between 2.5 V at 0.04 mA, and 6.5 V at 0.7 mA.
  • the output from the cell is stored in the capacitor 41 (typically 16 V and 10000 ⁇ F).
  • Resistors 44-47 tune the operating characteristics of the device to different light levels.
  • Switch 48 allows a different resistance to be applied. Typical values for resistors 44 to 46 are 20 M ⁇ and resistor 47 is 120 k ⁇ .
  • Switch position 2 is for light levels 70-400 Lux, position 3 for 400-600 Lux, and position 1 for levels in excess of 600 Lux. At lower light levels the revolution rate of the motor decreases.
  • the operation of the device continues in this manner in a cyclic fashion, releasing perfume about every three minutes even at low light levels.
  • the present invention does not require a rechargeable battery and does not use a timing circuit for activating the fan.
  • the device can operate in a wide range of light conditions whilst still releasing perfume every three minutes.
  • Fig. 3 shows an alternative circuit comprising a photoelectric cell 51, three high value capacitors 52 for storing charge from the cell and a motor 53 for driving the fan in the device.
  • the circuit contains three transistors 54, 55, 56.
  • a further feature of the circuit in Fig. 3 is a cycle counter 57 which is connected to an LED 58.
  • the counter activates the LED when the useful life of the perfume cassette 30 has expired, usually after about one month's operation.
  • the clock is reset using button 59.
  • the motor 53 is connected to the capacitors 52 and a transistor 54.
  • the transistor 54 connects the motor to ground thereby powering the fan. Every time the transistor 54 is switched, a signal is sent to an integrated circuit 60.
  • the circuit 60 sends a pulse to the cycle counter 57. The counter activates the LED after a predetermined number of signals are received.
  • Integrated circuit 60 also controls the cycle time.
  • the part of the circuit in Fig. 3 around the transistor 55 is to turn off the cycle counter 57 at low light levels.
  • the counter is turned back on when the value of V r (the voltage from photelectric cell 51) increases to above 4.2 to 4.5 V.
  • V m V r - 0.7 V.
  • the circuit in Fig. 3 does not require rechargeable batteries. Instead the cycle counter 57 is powered by the photoelectric cell 51.
  • the circuit shown in Fig. 3 reminds the operator that the device needs attention, thereby ensuring that the air in the washroom is kept fresh.
  • Two or more motors and fans can be used in a single device.
  • the photoelectric panel 14 can be positioned away from the body of the device to prevent vandals reaching it.
  • An ioniser unit can be incorporated in the device.
  • the device may be used to dispense insecticides or any substances in vapour form.

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EP94306944A 1993-09-23 1994-09-22 Dispositif de conditionnement d'air photo-électrique Ceased EP0645148A1 (fr)

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GB9320334A GB2282068B (en) 1993-09-23 1993-09-23 Photoelectric air freshening device

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WO1998018503A1 (fr) * 1996-10-28 1998-05-07 Globol Chemicals (Uk) Limited Procede et appareil incorporant des agents modificateurs d'air
EP0890365A1 (fr) * 1997-07-11 1999-01-13 Cws International Ag Diffuseur de liquide par évaporation
WO1999016476A1 (fr) * 1997-10-01 1999-04-08 Perex Agorreta Francisco Javie Dispositif de reproduction ou de synthese d'odeurs ou d'aromes
DE19837354A1 (de) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-24 Schoenebeck Norma Kammergehäuse, das mit einer aus Raumparfüm bestehenden Substanz gefüllt ist, zur Nutzung mittels Ventilators
EP1214949A2 (fr) * 2000-12-06 2002-06-19 Dudley Industries Ltd. Dispositif de distribution
EP1645295A2 (fr) * 2004-10-08 2006-04-12 OIKOS S.r.l. Diffuseur à distribution controlée pour déodorant et/ou parfum destiné à etre monté sur un mur
CN103656714A (zh) * 2012-09-10 2014-03-26 海尔集团公司 除味杀菌装置及制冷设备
EP3421895A1 (fr) * 2017-06-26 2019-01-02 Carl Freudenberg KG Dispositif de préparation d'air destiné à être utilisé dans un chemin d'écoulement d'air d'un système de climatisation dans un dispositif mobile

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GB2225500A (en) * 1988-10-19 1990-05-30 Sanyo Electric Co Electric motor for operating a fan
GB2236482A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-04-10 Ronald George Wild Solar powered unit for treating ambient air in a room

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GB2225500A (en) * 1988-10-19 1990-05-30 Sanyo Electric Co Electric motor for operating a fan
GB2236482A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-04-10 Ronald George Wild Solar powered unit for treating ambient air in a room

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US6555068B2 (en) 1996-10-28 2003-04-29 Globol Chemicals (Uk) Limited Apparatus incorporating air modifying agents
WO1998018503A1 (fr) * 1996-10-28 1998-05-07 Globol Chemicals (Uk) Limited Procede et appareil incorporant des agents modificateurs d'air
US6368564B1 (en) 1996-10-28 2002-04-09 Globol Chemical (Uk) Limited Apparatus for incorporating air modifying agents
AU721308B2 (en) * 1996-10-28 2000-06-29 Globol Chemicals (Uk) Limited Apparatus incorporating air modifying agents
US6254065B1 (en) 1997-07-11 2001-07-03 Cws International Ag Evaporation dispenser having a control timer for timed release of a volatile substance from an evaporation chamber
EP0890365A1 (fr) * 1997-07-11 1999-01-13 Cws International Ag Diffuseur de liquide par évaporation
WO1999002199A1 (fr) * 1997-07-11 1999-01-21 Cws International Ag Diffuseur par evaporation
ES2133115A1 (es) * 1997-10-01 1999-08-16 Perex Agorreta Francisco J Dispositivo reproductor o sintetizador de olores y aromas.
WO1999016476A1 (fr) * 1997-10-01 1999-04-08 Perex Agorreta Francisco Javie Dispositif de reproduction ou de synthese d'odeurs ou d'aromes
DE19837354A1 (de) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-24 Schoenebeck Norma Kammergehäuse, das mit einer aus Raumparfüm bestehenden Substanz gefüllt ist, zur Nutzung mittels Ventilators
EP1214949A2 (fr) * 2000-12-06 2002-06-19 Dudley Industries Ltd. Dispositif de distribution
EP1214949A3 (fr) * 2000-12-06 2002-08-07 Dudley Industries Ltd. Dispositif de distribution
EP1645295A2 (fr) * 2004-10-08 2006-04-12 OIKOS S.r.l. Diffuseur à distribution controlée pour déodorant et/ou parfum destiné à etre monté sur un mur
EP1645295A3 (fr) * 2004-10-08 2006-04-19 OIKOS S.r.l. Diffuseur à distribution controlée pour déodorant et/ou parfum destiné à etre monté sur un mur
CN103656714A (zh) * 2012-09-10 2014-03-26 海尔集团公司 除味杀菌装置及制冷设备
CN103656714B (zh) * 2012-09-10 2016-04-27 海尔集团公司 除味杀菌装置及制冷设备
EP3421895A1 (fr) * 2017-06-26 2019-01-02 Carl Freudenberg KG Dispositif de préparation d'air destiné à être utilisé dans un chemin d'écoulement d'air d'un système de climatisation dans un dispositif mobile

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